title: Monocular blindness during therapy for cerebral neurocysticercosis.
abstract: Neurocysticercosis is endemic in India, cerebral and ocular manifestations being common. A 32 yr old man on treatment with Albendazole for cerebral neurocysticercosis for 10 days presented with 3 days of painful uniocular blindness. He had only light perception in the left eye, left pupil was non-reactive to light and left disc was edematous. B-scan of eye revealed retinal detachment due to sub retinal cyst and CT brain showed multiple parenchymal cysticerci. The natural history of ocular neurocysticercosis or enhanced sub-retinal inflammation due to Albendazole therapy could have resulted in the retinal detachment in this case.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Neurology Services, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sundar
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lakkas
authors.forename: Makardhwaj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.forename: Dnyaneswar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Asole
authors.forename: Meghana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaidy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001766:Blindness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003907:Dexamethasone; D015766:Albendazole